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"BORN TODAY" Allie DiMeco 1992 - Musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band) Chris Young 1985 - American musician Kendra Wilkinson 1985 - Playboy bunny/Playmate/Television Personality Dave Franco 1985 - Actor (21 Jump Street) Wil Horneff 1979 - Actor (Ghost in the Machine, Sandlot) Shiloh Strong 1978 - Actor (Maybe This Time, House of Cards) Richard Ayoade 1977 - Actor, comedian, writer, director, TV presenter (Maurice Moss in The IT Crowd) Jason Mewes 1974 - Television and film actor, film producer and internet radio show host Finesse Mitchell 1972 - American actor, author and stand-up comedian (SNL) Sherry Stringield 1968 - Actress (ER) Bobby Sheehan 1968 (RIP) - Musician (Blues Traveler) Frances O'Commor 1967 - Actress Cindy Lee Berryhill 1965 - Singer/songwriter (Baby) Cathy Tyson 1965 - Actress (Serpant & Rainbow) Paula Marshall 1964 - Actress ("Gary Unmarried") Tim DeKay 1963 - Actor (Party Of Five) John Enos III 1962 - Actor Michael Link 1962 - Actor (Earl-Julia) Ally Sheedy, 1962 - Actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club) Grandmaster Dee 1962 - Musician (Whodini) Scott Thompson 1959 - Comedian (Kids in the Hall, Larry Sanders Show) John Linnell 1959 - Musician (They Might Be Giants) Jenilee Harrison 1959- Actress (Three's Company) Meredith Brooks 1958 - Singer-songwriter and guitarist (known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch") Rebecca Holden 1958 - American actress and singer (Knight Rider) Timothy Busfield 1957 - Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething") Rocky Burnette 1953 - Rock vocalist (Towing the Line), Pete Farndon 1952 (RIP) English musician (The Pretenders) Bun E. Carlos 1951 - Musician (Cheap Trick) Brad Delp 1951 - Musician (Boston) John Wetton 1949 (RIP) - British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia, King Crimson), Barry Bailey 1948 - Rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section) James Naughton 1945 - Actor (Trauma Center) Maurice Jackson 1944 - Singer (Independents-Leaving You) Linda Foster 1944 - Actress (Doris-Hank) Len Barry, 1942 - American rocker (1-2-3-Dovells), Reg Presley 1941 (RIP) - Musician (The Troggs) Marv Albert 1941 - American "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)/back biter Jim Nabors 1930 - Actor, singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC") Richard M. Sherman (87) George H.W. Bush (91) Anne Frank 1929 (RIP) - Diarist and Jewish victim of the Nazi Holocaust (Diary of Anne Frank) Uta Hagen 1919 - Actress Samuel Z. Arkoff 1918 (RIP) - Movie producer (The Amityville Horror) Priscilla Lane 1917 - Actress (Arsenic & Old Lace); Ivan Tors 1916 - TV producer (Sea Hunt, Flipper) Irwin Allen 1916 (RIP) - Television and film producer, nicknamed "The Master of Disaster" David Rockefeller 1915 (RIP) - Banker Bill Kenny 1914 - Singer (The Bill Kenny Show) Russell "Lucky" Hayden 1912 - Actor (Judge Roy Bean) Click "NEXT" to see who left us today and movies released today "DIED TODAY" Norma Sheerer (August 10, 1902 - June 12, 1983) Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) Ron Goldman (July 2, 1968 - June 12, 1994) Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 - June 12, 2003) Don Herbert aka "Mr. Wizard" (July 10, 1917 – June 12, 2007) Henry Hill, Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) "MOVIES TODAY" Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer. 1963 - Cleopatra 1968 - Rosemary's Baby 1968 - Speedway 1968 - The Sweet Ride 1972 - The Groundstar Conspiracy 1981 - Clash of the Titans 1981 - History of the World, Part 1 1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (Featured Above) 1987 - Predator 1987 - The Witches of Eastwick 1992 - Housesitter 1998 - Can’t Hardly Wait 1998 - Dirty Work 1998 - Six Days, Seven Nights Click "NEXT" to see MUSIC news today "MUSIC TODAY" 1935 - At age 17, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her first songs. The two songs were "Love and Kisses" and "I'll Chase the Blues Away." 1959 - The album "Chuck Berry on Top" was released by Chuck Berry. 1959 - Bo Diddley released "Go Go Bo Diddley." 1961 - "Travelin' Man" became Ricky Nelson's second #1 song of his career after "Poor Little Fool" 1964 - The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, (the biggest welcome the band would ever receive), who lined the ten mile route from the airport to the city centre. Temporary member Jimmy Nicol was standing in for Ringo on drums who was recovering from having his tonsils removed. 1965 - The Beatles were included in the Queen's birthday honors list to each receive the MBE. 1965 - "Crying In The Chapel" by Elvis Presley spent the fourth week out of seven on the Adult Contemporary chart. 1965 - The Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins" spent a 10th consecutive week at #1 on the Album chart. 1965 - The Supremes scored their fifth consecutive US No.1 single (they were the first American group to accomplish this feat), when 'Back In My Arms Again', went to the top of the charts 1967 - Bob Dylan's album Greatest Hits peaked at No.10 in the US chart. 1970 - David Bowie released the single 'Memory of a Free Festival', which featured guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick Woodmansey's studio debut with Bowie's band, bringing together the line-up that would shortly record The Man Who Sold the World. 1971 - "Want Ads" by the Honey Cone was the #1 song, toppling the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar". 1971 - "Rainy Days and Mondays" was #1 for a third week for the Carpenters on the Easy Listening chart. 1972 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono released "Some Time In New York City." 1976 - The Wurzels scored their only UK No.1 hit with 'Combine Harvester' the cider-drinking folkies from the West Country had reworked Melanie's hit 'Brand New Key.' 1976 - "Silly Love Songs" assumed the #1 spot on this date 1982 - Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and Gary 'US' Bonds all appeared at a rally for nuclear disarmament in Central Park, New York to over 450,000 fans. 1982 - Adam Ant was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Goody Two Shoes', his third and last No.1. 1982 - "Ebony and Ivory" was #1 for a fifth week for Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder on the Adult Contemporary chart. 1990 - Mariah Carey's self-titled debut album was released in the U.S. 1993 - UB40 had their third UK No.1 single with ('I Can't Help), Falling In Love With You', a No.1 hit for Elvis Presley in 1962. "TV/RADIO TODAY" 1965 - Sonny and Cher performed "I Got You Babe" on "American Bandstand." 1966 - The Dave Clark Five performed on The Ed Sullivan Show for the 11th time. 2011 - In the U.S., the switch from analog to digital TV transmission was completed. "OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS..." 1921 - U.S. President Warren Harding urged every young man to attend military training camp. 1923 - Harry Houdini, while suspended upside down 40 feet above the ground, escaped from a straitjacket. 1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. 1967 - State laws which prohibited interracial marriages were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1972 - With the help of her mother, a barefooted Ronnie Spector left her husband Phil's Beverly Hills mansion for the last time, leaving behind her adopted sons, three-year-old Donté and six-year-old twins, Louis and Gary. Within days she filed for a divorce that would be granted in 1974. 1981 - Major league baseball players began a 49-day strike. The issue was free-agent compensation 1985 - Wayne "The Great One" Gretzky was named the winner of the NHL's Hart Trophy. The award is given to the league's Most Valuable Player. photo: oilers.nhl.com 1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. 1989 - Graceland opened the Elvis Presley Autoland Museum, which contains over 20 cars owned by Presley. 1991 - The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship. The Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. "NATIONAL DAYS" National Jerky Day National Loving Day National Peanut Butter Cookie Day National Red Rose Day Please help us keep our daily "DYRT" (Do You Remember Today) up to date. If you have any additions, subtractions, changes or suggestions, we would appreciate your feedback! Thank you! And thank you for SHARING with your friends and family!